Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

——"Why can't you, foolish brother, feel the same way?" 』

When Zhuge Liang chanted these words and reached Zhuge Jin's ears, both Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Ke were startled.

They had the same feeling. The so-called adoption seemed to be... very indifferent in Zhuge Liang's eyes, and he didn't take it too seriously.

Even so, Zhuge Jin still opened his mouth: "Kong Ming, what do you mean?"

"Even if a person like me has a son, I'm afraid I won't have time to take care of him. How can a person like me have a child?"

Zhuge Liang's voice chanted again, but with a little frustration in his tone.

But this frustration is not the dejection after losing Zhuge Ke's "son", but more like the fact that he and Huang Yueying have been "childless" for decades, and during this long process, he has resigned himself to his fate.

A person like him only has a "public" heart. How can he have a family?

"I think of... my hometown in Langya, when I heard that Cao Cao massacred Pengcheng, hundreds of thousands of people turned into withered bones overnight, and the Surabaya River stopped flowing. Therefore, our Zhuge clan was forced to move south for refuge. From that time... I After being separated from my brother, all I was thinking about was how to avoid trouble in this troubled world! For this reason, I compiled an impeccable network for the Langya Zhuge family in Jingzhou. All the famous families and families in Jingzhou... all have thousands of connections with my Zhuge family. Inextricably linked, I often think... In this way, the Zhuge family will no longer have to wander around and take refuge, right?"

"I have also thought about it. If my brother is unhappy in Jiangdong one day, he can come to Jingzhou to work with me and my brother Jun in Nanyang. However, I hope that I can survive the troubled times and do not want to be educated and reach the princes... But until, I met Xuande! He looked at me three times in the thatched hut and consulted me about the affairs of the world. I sighed with him all night long, discussing "A Couple in Longzhong", and he even begged me to come out and give me the power to mobilize troops. He gave them all to me and obeyed my words. The only thing in his heart was Sanxing's almost impossible accomplishment... He trusted me so much and allowed me to display my talents and ambitions unscrupulously. How could I not do my best?"

Having said this, Zhuge Liang stood up slowly, his mood seemed to fluctuate, and he continued.

"I'm grateful to him...I can't wait to put all my talents and knowledge to use to help him and help him revive the Han Dynasty. In these years, whether it's burning up Bowang, fighting with Confucian scholars, the Battle of Chibi, and Nanjun battle, and taking control of Bashu... I... I gave everything I could to his great cause of prospering the Han Dynasty. Because of this, Yueying and I saw less and were separated more. My body has never been weak, but In the face of the great cause of prospering the Han Dynasty, in the endless plots and calculations, my mind and energy are constantly being consumed, how can I have any extra energy for this heir?"

This…

Following Zhuge Liang's words, Zhuge Jin felt a little emotional.

He thought that his second brother was unable to conceive an heir because of his physical weakness, but he never thought that it was because of his mental and physical problems, which was more difficult to deal with than his physical weakness.

Of course, it is true that every man will find various excuses for his "can't do it". Whether this is the excuse Zhuge Liang is looking for in response to Zhuge Jin's question is unknown.

If we follow the original trajectory of history, it is true that Zhuge Liang would have had a son in his forties, but he had adopted Zhuge Jin's son Zhuge Qiao. However, due to Zhuge Liang's negligence and his lack of time to care, Zhuge Qiao was still young. He died young, and Zhuge Liang kept this matter secret from Zhuge Jin until... In the twelfth year of Jianxing, in front of Zhuge Liang in the autumn wind... He just wrote this farewell letter to his brother, "A Letter to Brother Jin Yan Zi Qiao", telling him The fact that Zhuge Qiao died of illness during the first Northern Expedition.

This is why, throughout his life, Zhuge Liang felt that people like him were not worthy of a family.

"Yuanxun is my elder brother's eldest son. My brother adopted Yuanxun to me in the past. Why? How could I not know that my brother had high hopes for Yuanxun? Now that my brother has surrendered to Shu, Yuanxun will no longer be able to adopt him. What's more, the previous agreement was between the lord and the Marquis of Wu. Now that Soochow has been destroyed and the Marquis of Wu is no longer alive...this adoptive agreement should also be scrapped. In this way, Liang is happy for his brother and also happy for Yuan Xun!"

"Kong Ming..." Following Zhuge Liang's words, Zhuge Jin's expression became more and more excited, and his cheeks showed overflowing emotion. As an elder brother, he saluted Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Ke also returned the salute...

As if there are thousands of words to say, everything is in this "ritual"!

Zhuge Liang, on the other hand, quickly helped Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Ke up, and said comfortingly: "We are all one family, why do we need to do this etiquette? If Liang is unfilial, the hope of the Langya Zhuge family to continue to have descendants can only be entrusted to my brother and Yuan Xun." Already…”

The implication is that Zhuge Liang is certain that he will have "no descendants" in his life!

Zhuge Jin stared at Zhuge Liang with a complicated expression...

They lost their father when they were very young, and their eldest brother is like their father——

However, the atmosphere here suddenly became a lot more serious. Zhuge Liang changed the subject at the right time, "Come on, brother, I'm here. I want to ask you about the situation in Jiangdong. For Guan Yunqi, I'm afraid Sun Quan is also a thorny problem. No, Is it easy to deal with?"

The conversation changed...

Zhuge Jin understood what Zhuge Liang meant, and if he didn't mention the adoption, it would be as if it had never happened from the beginning.

But to deal with Sun Quan, huh... Zhuge Jin took a deep breath, and then said, "Kong Ming probably doesn't know that Yun Qi has worked very hard to deal with Sun Zhongmou... Five big dramas are planned first!"

Well…

Apparently, Zhuge Jin's words aroused Zhuge Liang's unlimited interest.

Zhuge Liang's eyebrows spread, "Brother, you might as well tell me... I am interested in these five dramas, and I am even more interested in Guan Yunqi's actions."

Therefore, Zhuge Jin recounted the several dramas that Guan Lin arranged, "Sun Quan Slaughters Zhongliang", and performed them all over Jiangdong.

actually…

Originally, Zhuge Liang was also very curious. Liu Bei instructed Guan Yu to make his own decision on Sun Quan's disposal. Naturally, Guan Yu would then instruct Guan Lin to make his own decision. So...how would Guan Lin deal with Sun Quan?

Based on Zhuge Liang's knowledge.

It's not that Sun Quan cannot die, but if he is killed by Guan Lin in public, it will definitely shock the people of Jiangdong.

Over the years... Sun Quan has committed serious crimes again and again, but he has never let down the people. Under his rule... the people are prosperous and healthy, and Jiangdong has been able to develop rapidly. Based on these two points alone, he will have a very heavy weight in the hearts of the people. .

only…

When Zhuge Jin told Guan Lin's "means" one by one, Zhuge Liang pondered for a long time, then he walked to the window and looked east...

While looking at the mountains that blocked his vision, he sighed.

"In this way, it seems...that Sun Zhongmou will definitely die!"

"There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. It is understandable for Yun Qi to do this. Moreover, this method is extremely clever, but it is a bit ruthless... Such methods make me think of a person..."

"Who?"

"Feng Chu - Pang Tong!" After chanting this name, Zhuge Liang was flooded with thoughts again.

Guan Lin's behavior style and Guan Lin's cruelty towards Sun Quan reminded him of the behavior style of his classmate, close friend, and colleague.

Let him recall... what Pang Tong said to him.

——"Kong Ming, in today's world, it is understandable that you assist the lord to establish a life with benevolence and righteousness. But etiquette has collapsed and the great man is falling apart. At this time, benevolence and righteousness are untenable. In my opinion, in such a world...you should be domineering first." The king's way...the queen's benevolent way! 』

——"Even if this domineering and royal way may temporarily run counter to the way of benevolence!" We should also abandon benevolence and righteousness first... For example, if we take Yizhou according to the lord's consideration of the clan, then in less than five years, Shuzhong will inevitably follow in the footsteps of Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou and be captured by Cao Cao... By then the lord's benevolence and righteousness will only be Becoming a successful king and a defeated enemy is the ridicule of the enemy! 』

Even though Pang Tong's words were several years ago.

But the sound of thunder was loud, especially in Zhuge Liang's ears.

It has to be said that the strategy of "tyranny" and "kingliness" first and then "benevolence" mentioned by Pang Tong is completely in line with this era and the development of the current situation.

And...now, Jiangdong, killing...Sun Quan, for Guan Lin, isn't this another strategy of "dominance" and "kingdom" first?

call…

In the sound of heavy exhalation, Zhuge Liang was thoughtful, as if his whereabouts had a thousand words...

And these thousands of words were condensed into one sentence: "A phoenix merges with a dragon, and we are about to reach the middle of Shu. Halfway there, the phoenix died and fell to the east of the slope. The wind brought rain, and the rain followed the wind. When the Han Dynasty prospered, the road to Shu was clear. .When the road to Shu is open, there are only dragons...only dragons!"

"Fortunately, the sky has been kind to Han. The wind brings rain, and the rain follows the wind... When the phoenix falls and the unicorn arrives, when the road to Han is clear, there are phoenixes and phoenixes——"

...

...

In the prison of Jianye City, the sound of fighting and halberds suddenly sounded.

Obviously, a "big shot" is coming.

It's Guan Lin!

In the dim candlelight, Guan Lin loomed in front of Sun Quan and Sun Luyu, and walked slowly towards them.

Behind Guan Lin are a group of civil servants...

Lu Xun, Gan Ning, Ling Tong, He Qi, Jiang Qin, Su Fei, Sun Jiao, Lu Su, Zhang Zhao, Lu Dai, Sun Shao, Zhou Xun, Tai Shixiang, Huang Bing, Zhou Jun... It seems that all the people of Soochow in the past were Civil and military officials are all here.

The jailer opened the cell door, and the soldiers wanted to go in first. Guan Lin motioned for them to wait outside the door, while he entered the prison alone.     Talk as you walk.

"I didn't expect that when you were dying, you would actually ask to see me and your old officials... I thought you wouldn't want to see us 'enemies'! Or, in other words, I thought you wanted to see me at the last moment. They are people who are more important than us, such as my father, my uncle, Cao Cao... Zhang Liao!"

Following Guan Lin's words, Sun Quan, who was sitting on the thatch, raised his head. Under his fluffy and messy hair, there was a sharp eye like a knife. Although his hands and feet were shackles and shackles,... At this moment, the light released from the green eyes was like a trapped animal.

He suddenly opened his mouth:

"Who is Cao Cao? He is an old traitor. He wanted to give up his hostage alone in the past, but little did he know that the spring water is about to rise. He should go back!"

Well…

When Sun Quan blurted out this sentence, Guan Lin was shocked to realize that the former leader of Soochow in front of him was probably a little confused.

"Dad..." It seems that Sun Luyu did not expect that his father would say this...

——"Could it be..."

Sun Luyu bit his lip subconsciously.

She felt that the poison had begun to take effect, making her father a little confused and unconscious.

Sure enough, Sun Quan suddenly became very nervous. He curled up and said in fear, "Cao Cao is really here? What should we do? How about surrendering? But I don't want to surrender... Come, Xuan Zhuge Jin , let him surrender to Duke Cao on my behalf...surrender again! Duke Cao, my lord, I beg you to give me a chance, let me defeat Guan Yu...to repay you!"

At this point, Sun Quan changed the subject again. He stood up and grabbed everywhere, "Liu Bei, you cunning old thief, you veteran scoundrel, you won't let me attack Yizhou, but you do it yourself? What the hell are you doing?" You are not leaving Jingzhou? You are still stalling for time. Do you think I am afraid of you? I can’t kill you? I am determined to take Jingzhou back!"

"What..." Sun Quan became frightened again, "Did Guan Yu hit Chai Sang?"

"What, Guan Yu has reached Lujiang? What? Guan Yu has reached Jianye City? Are you crazy, Guan Yu? Do you want to fight again?"

"Ah...Zhuge Liang? The wisest man in the world? Humph, you are the orthodox Han Dynasty, and everyone else is a traitor? Then I have to ask you now, are you still going to return Jingzhou to me? If not, you will fight one against two. Now! If I kill Guan Yu, Jingzhou will still be mine—"

"Oh, Mr. Kong Ming, please don't misunderstand me. How wise are you? These are all plots of the enemy to drive a wedge between our Sun and Liu Alliance. Our two families are brothers, blood brothers!"

Sun Quan seemed to be going crazy and suddenly started shouting randomly.

It's just that every sentence has absolutely no connection with the upper and lower parts.

It's like a schizophrenic, one moment he was shouting at the top of his lungs, and the next moment he was groveling and begging for surrender.

Sun Luyu was so frightened that he froze. All the guards outside the prison, including Lu Xun, Lu Yan and his son, and Shi Wu were also stunned in place...

I couldn't help but secretly thought:

——"Is Sun Quan crazy?" 』

Only Guan Lin, looking at Sun Quan's crazy look, his expression was as usual, and his calm eyes were as calm as ever, as if... the split in Sun Quan's personality had long been known to Guan Lin and was extremely clear.

Finally, after Sun Quan's continuous madness, when he was weak, Guan Lin suddenly shouted loudly: "Sun Zhongmou, stop pretending, even going crazy can't save you -"

This…

With this sound, Sun Quan's crazy actions stopped, as if he was acting in his true colors, but also as if he was unable to resist at the end.

His eyes turned to Guan Lin, with a complicated expression, looking at this junior who had... destroyed his foundation!

His tone also became calmer.

"I never thought that I would lose my sense of control and become so crazy in front of a junior..."

Sun Quan sat on the ground as if his whole body was limp.

Guan Lin continued, "You asked me to come here not to see you go crazy, right? I heard people say that you have already taken poison... Come on, people who are about to die have good words, so I will listen to you when you are dying. Something to say.”

Guan Lin winked at the subordinates behind him, and someone immediately brought a stool. Guan Lin sat down, looking at Sun Quan patiently without being impatient.

All the civil and military officials behind him were looking directly at Sun Quan and this lunatic!

It's strange to say that Sun Quan, who had been talking intensively and seemed crazy just now, seemed to calm down all of a sudden.

Guan Lin gave him this opportunity to speak, but with so many eyes on him, he didn't know where to start.

"Think slowly, I will be here before you get poisoned, think slowly, speak slowly..."

Guan Lin's words were as calm and unhurried as ever.

On the contrary, it was Sun Quan. After pondering for a moment, he seemed to burst out suddenly. He looked around at the familiar and unfamiliar people in front of him.

"I am unwilling to be alone, I am alone! No! I am willing! Where!"

Sun Quan suddenly roared...

Guan Lin didn't speak, and neither did the civil and military officials. They just listened to what he continued to say.

Sun Quan's words became more and more serious, "My father was a hero in troubled times. He fought in Yangzhou, Jingbei, Xiliang, Jingnan, and Yuzhou... When he was a baby, he moved to Yancheng, Xuyi, and Xiapi, and then went to Shucheng with his mother and elder brother. My father killed celebrities such as the Jingzhou governor and the Nanyang prefect, and I suddenly realized... I know very clearly that the wandering life in my youth is far from over, and more terrifying things are still to come, and what is to come..."

"Haha, I stayed in Changsha, Luyang, Shouchun, and then sent my father's body back to Qu'a. Later, I returned to my hometown Qiantang with my brother... I didn't have a childhood, I only had the fear in my heart, I only heard When the world falls apart, the smell of blood fills the mountains and rivers!"

Having said this, Sun Quan paused for a moment. He tried his best to hold himself up. He stood up straight, still like the aloof Lord of Soochow. He continued, "Everyone in the world is fascinated by my brother. Even Cao Cao has no time." We wanted to compete with each other, so...Cao Cao intermarried with my family, appointed Gu as an official, made the county inspector filial and honest, and promoted the most talented people in the state (Cao Cao and Sun Jian were uncles and relatives). At that time, Gu was only fifteen years old, but at that time...my brother and Zhou Gongjin The five counties of Jiangdong have been swept by the storm, and their enemies are increasing. Gu... is also becoming more and more... terrified as always, fearful all the year round! Everything looks extremely pessimistic and gloomy to Gu! In a family like Gu, who has no family background, his father and brother can kill each other. They are all famous people, how long can they be heroes? Will I be implicated by them? "

"Haha... Gu has seen clearly. Even if there is no Gu, my brother will still die. Some people say that in troubled times, heroism is what counts. Father and brother can naturally compete with each other, but I... Haha, even Huang Zugu can't beat him, and even Shanyue Gu is afraid, but Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao helped the eighteen-year-old Gu to a high position! Then, Li Shu of Lujiang rebelled, and Sun Fu of the Luling clan also rebelled... What could Gu do? Gu could only kill them all, and his younger brother Sun Yi becomes a threat to Gu, and Gu can only kill him!"

"This world is not a beautiful one. I live in the nightmare of the tragic death of my father and brother every day. When I wake up, I have to face the bloody storm. Then I sit on this shaky position. I have to fight against mountains and rivers and pacify the generals. In the rebellion, if it weren't for...Gong Jin and Zhang Zhao protecting Gu, Gu wouldn't know whose sword or ax he would kill?"

"Gong Jin, haha... I show this as my brother. Needless to say, his loyalty is not to mention. He persuaded Lu Su and also persuaded me not to surrender. He planned the emperor's career, expanded the territory, resisted Cao Wei, and shocked you Jingzhou... He is very loyal, but there is no doubt about his strong and domineering nature. He despises Cao Cao and Jiangnan. Everyone in Soochow worships Zhang Zhao, and everyone in the army kneels to Zhou Yu. Haha, he leads troops across Jiangnan! He takes the place of Gu. How little do you have to be the master? The young solitary man let him do everything. But how could he ever feel at ease for a day? The day he left, he was in so much pain that everything was ruined, huh...it was all just pretending. Frankly speaking, it was the day he left that I truly became the master of Jiangdong!"

After talking about Zhou Yu, Sun Quan moved away from Sun Shao's face and moved it to Lu Su's face.

"Lu Su, Lu Zijing...what about you? You always advocate resistance to Cao Cao. You are the first contribution of the Sun-Liu coalition. You divided the world and went to Guan Yu alone. How can a person like you not be loved? Everyone says You have a broad vision and a big picture, but I feel that you talk big words all the time. What makes me most angry is that you and Zhou Yu have different opinions. Zhou Yu originally wanted to divide the world into two parts to suppress Liu Bei, but I don’t know that you, Lu Zijing, gave Zhou Yu the advice. What kind of ecstasy soup made him agree to lend Jingzhou to Liu Bei! Humph, you are all important ministers, and you have twice as many soldiers as Gu, so what do you say? Gu loves and hates you, but you know ...Have you brought much inconvenience and uneasiness to me?"

After talking about Zhou Yu and Lu Su, Sun Quan's voice became a little hoarse, but he didn't stop. He continued, and then said hoarsely: "Internal and external troubles, internal uneasiness... I can tolerate it, I can use time to kill it, let me warm the water When you are in power, you can use the private military system and support the nobles, and let them take power to check and balance, to warm the water, to relax, politics...that is Gu's strength, but external unrest, what can Gu do? Cao's army of thieves moves south, and Liu Bei is at the height of his power. , the person above me is Hefei Zhang Liao, and the one on the Gujiang River is your Guan family father and son from Jingzhou... Don’t ask which one I am afraid of? Everyone is afraid of me! These... I have to face and solve..."

"But you know that the fear in Gu's heart is the nightmare that Gu has never been able to get rid of since he was a child. Yangzhou is not stable. He is attacking Hefei and Huaisi. He is threatened by the Guan family and his son from upstream. Can Gu not attack Jingzhou? What else can he do? Not to mention that I didn't succeed. If I succeeded, I would kill your Guan family father and son, and Liu Bei would raise all the troops from the whole country to conquer. I have already thought about it, and I can beg for mercy and surrender to Cao Cao... This will be difficult, but I can't Like this? What else? The history of Soochow is a piece of music that eliminates fear!"

"Cao Cao is the orthodox Chinese, Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, but what is Gu? Gu is a land of barbarians, Gu is the traitor! In the final analysis, Gu is just an incompetent melon farmer. Gu said that Gu is the queen of Sun Wu, Aren't you always laughing your ass off in private? What else can I do? I don't want to call Cao Cao Lord sometimes, and sometimes I call him a traitor? I don't want to call Liu Bei Zuogong sometimes, and sometimes I call him despicable and shameless! I have the upper hand. , I will despise them, and if I am at a disadvantage, I will only be afraid of them when facing them!"

Speaking of which... Sun Quan noticed Lu Xun.

"Oh, Lu Boyan, I almost forgot about you... Gu once regarded you as the light shining on Jiangdong. You gave me the feeling that as long as you are here, I can sleep peacefully in the frightening summer night... But you miscalculated, Gu Ye I miscalculated myself. How could a person like Gu... sleep peacefully in the frightening summer night? Ever since I was a child... Ever since my father and brother killed the enemies one by one, I have never had a peaceful sleep. Your existence is what makes me so... Gu is even more uneasy... There is Zhou Yu, you Ling Tong, you Gan Ning, you Lu Su... Gu loves you, but Gu is even more afraid of you! Gu is the master of Soochow, and he has lived in Soochow in fear all his life. Lord, no one...no one can threaten Gu! No one can! No one can..."

just like…

It was a dark night and the wind was high. After Sun Quan drank the poisoned wine, he finally wanted to express all his feelings, all...all...all.

Maybe it's because he has been in fear all his life, and he wants to finally... be completely released before leaving this world.

He even fantasized about trying to reconcile with the fear in his heart... for the final moment!

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…(End of chapter)